1. The wind of south and north did tell
Of China's Yemen, of the north's dell,

2. Of Khuzama's plain, of flowers' spell,
Of shrubs and gazelles' dale as well,

3. Of dawn's brow, of dusk's cheek as well,
Of full moon's face, of crescent's knell,

4. Of light's scent, of pole star's cell,
Of beauty's comet, of perfection's shell,

5. Of height's stance, of glance's jewel,
Of flowers' twist, gazelles' soft sell,

6. Of lightning's veil, of necklace's bell,
Of pearls' grace, of beauty's citadel,

7. Of lip's blush, of union's musk so swell,
Of cheek's wound, of flirt's signet as well,

8. Of soul's life, of vitality's pure well,
Of fortune's morn, of heart-stealer's spell,

9. Whoso by separation's ache fell ill,
Should heal with tales of union, tales that tell,

10. Or whom by love's pain was made to dwell,
Should cure with drinks of communion, drinks that quell.